Houston brothers fatally fight at football watch party

John Lancey is charged with murder in the shooting death of his half-brother, Carl Beard, during a football watch party.

A Spring man has been charged with murder after a Sunday afternoon football watch party turned violent.

John Lancey, 32, remained Monday in the Harris County Jail on $50,000 bail, according to online law enforcement records.

He's accused of fatally shooting his 26-year-old half-brother, Carl Beard, at a home in the 2300 block of Rambling Brook in Spring.

Beard and his girlfriend came to Lancey's home about 3:40 p.m. Oct. 20 to watch football, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

The girlfriend came in crying and told Lancey that she and Beard had a fight. Lancey then went outside and confronted Beard, the release said.

As the men began arguing and pushing each other, Lancey went back inside to get a gun from his gun safe. He went back outside and continued the argument, the release stated. When Beard refused to leave, Lancey fired the gun into his chest, killing him, according to the sheriff's office news release.

Lancey was scheduled to appear Monday in the 184th State District Court.